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1. Firmware U Scheduled Snapshots Media configuration ACTi Connecting Vision Ka ser s Manual V5 10 02 Upload video snapshot Upload video snapshot1 V Upload Media Type Upload Media To Upload Period Images during Upload Period Image File Name Upload Path Video Source Upload video snapshot2 Upload video snapshot3 Schedule configuration Snapshot Video Test Local Storage v 1l 0 86400 seconds 1 Use 0 for maximum number of images snapshot_ Y YY Y MM DD hr naming rule naming rule 1 e Reset Event Rule3 Enabled Vv Active on Mon Tue Wed Thr IV d Fri V Sat Y Time 00 Duration 24 Triggered by Once Every 1 Response To lt Apply As a result There will be one snapshot fro Scheduler v 00 e v D I e max 168 00 hours ba Minutes Digital Output Send notification message Upload video snapshots W Image 1 E Image 2 E Image 3 Change Motion Detection Profile Send URL command L Change Day Night mode Reset m Media 1 stored on local storage once every minute 24 hours a day The snapshots can be accessible from Local Storage gt File Management 92 www acti COMm ACTi Connecting Vision Ka Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 System Click the System item on th
2. Factory Default Preserve network setting and HTTP HTTPS port Reset parameters to the original factory settings Apply If you want to keep network settings and restore other settings to factory default please select the first option If you select the second one instead all the settings would be removed during factory default You will have to use factory default IP setting to connect to this camera Please refer to previous login section Click the Apply button to show a warning dialog that reminds you again before restoring the device to factory default S Ma lt gt ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Firmware Upload Click the Firmware Upload item to display the Firmware Upgrade Page Upgrade the IP device s firmware through this page with the following instructions You may upgrade firmware for individual cameras with this function To upgrade camera firmware in batches please use IP utility which can be freely downloaded from website The firmware file you download from website will contain one upg file and one mdb file Uploading firmware through Web Configurator uses only the upg file You will need both files if you are doing multiple upgrades with IP Utility Firmware Upload Do you want to do firmware upload Apply Click the Apply button The Firmware Upgrade Page 2 will be displayed as below Firmware Upload Firmware HE Appl
3. E FileName Start Time Min Events Status 1 IW Remove When clicking on the mark on the upper right corner the useful help message would appear Description of Events Fields When the task of recording was triggered by continuous recording event named Ready for Service the firmware lists the Dis and Motion Detection statuses in the Events field That helps user to search the specific event from the long recording period files When the task of recording was triggered by the specific event like Dis motion detection or scheduler the firmware only lists the triggered event in the Events field associated with the given recording file The other Dis and Motion Detection statuses within duration of recording file are NOT listed then In order to let the camera record files either by event or by schedule please go to Event Handler to set it up Event Handler with Local Storage on page 87 When the camera starts to record either videos or snapshots you will be able to manage the files under File Management here S Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Sa ACT Connecting Vision File Management E Search recordings by time E Search recordings by triggered events E FileName Start Time video 2012 06 22 08 03 11 493 fra d 41 raw 20120622 08 33 14 E video 2012 06 22 08 03 11 493 raw 20120622 08 03 11 E video 2012 06 22 07 56 35 818 raw 20120622 07 56 35 ET video 12 06 2
4. Firmware User s Manual A1D 311 V5 10 02 AC 2013 05 23 ACTI Connecting Vision WA lt gt 4 PA ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Table of Contents 1 Recommended PC Specification 4 2 Preparation before setup 5 Connect to device and setup IP csscccesseeeesseeseseeeeneeeseneeseees 5 Sample screenshots to setup IP of your PC Win XP 7 3 Configuring the IP device 11 UO AA AA AA AA AA AA 11 LIVE VION AA AA AA AA PA AA 12 Zoom Lens Control Panel ccccsseecsnseecenseecensescenseesenseeseneeess 14 Setup ET 16 Eeer 17 BE CARAGA AA AA 18 INGIWOIK S6C UO AA AAAH 20 WP PROS SS FING MING EE 20 PON NADIA AA AA AA AA AA 22 WO AA 24 WEE 25 BONO e 25 come ee 26 IEEE 802 1X a 26 SNMP SE Nama AA AA AA 27 KREE 28 DWET DUPO erens E 29 EST ne E 30 Connection Type a AA ANG 30 Bi LE EN BIR ER te TER PIO E 33 Mead e 33 Game T ODIOS aa AA AA AA 36 Beigl AA 40 2 www acti com vo ACTI Zb Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Motion Detection aa 44 Image ec eccceecceecccseeceeeceuceceeecaueceucessuecaueeseesseesauseeaeesseeseueenaeeseeesees 46 DAV ING AAAH 51 Exposure e ee Le 52 AU AA AA 55 OSD Privacy Mask a 56 AAP AAAH APAPAP RM HAH 58 VOI SOIV CN EE 58 EVENE Ee le Ce a AA ANA AA 62 S E E 70 Manual EV CM ARA AA 73 Local Storage Management ccccsssecseseecseseeseeseese
5. option is chosen then the existing files would not be overwritten by the camera and the recording process would stop when the disk is full Remove old recordings when ran out of storage space automatically a Send a notification when the free storage space is lower than 5 e 96 storage capacity Device is alerted when the free space is lower than this setting To get this notification you need to set the Event function Please refer to Event configuration page Apply Reset By this option the possibility of sending notification e mails automatically has been enabled The refers to the remaining size of available storage at which the camera should send a notification e mail in case such task has been listed in Event Handler of the camera To actually make the e mail notification work please go to Event Handler See Event Handler with Local Storage on page 87 of the camera and set up the event rule where the selected trigger type is disk space is o low ACTi Connecting Vision Pa Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 File Management EF Local Storage Status Utilities Setup File Management The File Management function is available only when the disk has been properly mounted to the camera At first the File Management page would be empty because there are no files to be shown File Management a E Search recordings by time E Search recordings by triggered events Search Length
6. S to take a snapshot The snapshot picture will be saved to the default folder C Users account name Picture in the format of YYYYMMDD_HH_mm_ss jpg www acti COMm PG ACTi Zb Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Audio out Click the icon A to enable the audio out from PC to IP camera or video server When it is enabled your voice will be transferred to the audio out of the IP camera or video server NOTE you will need to have a microphone connected to your PC to send out audio If dual stream mode is enabled click to select which stream to Media display Media 1 or 2 The default is single stream only To change to dual stream mode please refer to Media 1 section under Setup tab Click T to select the compression codec used in video encoding Encoder Type The Encoder type option includes MPEG 4 MJPEG and H 264 Once selected the video server IP camera will start to send video in new stream type Display size Click or to adjust display screen size Audio in Click the speaker icon to toggle mute audio in Click and drag to S decide volume below You must first enable audio in setting to change here du PTZ Panel Click on the PTZ button to pop up the Control panel and enable Mouse PTZ at the same time For zoom lens camera Panning and Tilting via PT platform will only be activated by mouse PT command Note This is not available in 4 crop
7. SNMP Setting a Enabled SNMP viv snweva Trap Enabled Destination IP address IPv4 Address Trap Community public Available Traps G E Cold Start IT Warm Start E Authentication Failure Apply Reset Click Q to enable SNMP function Select to use SNMP V1 V2 or to use SNMP V3 Check the check box to enable traps Enter the Destination IP address in Enter the Trap Community used in Select the Available trap in GU Click the Apply button to confirm the settings or click the Reset button to re enter the parameters 2 ACTi Connecting Vision Pa Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 RTP Click RTP Item to configure RTP Settings Q RTSP Authentication Enabled R1PB2Frame Disabled Apply Reset RTSP Authen Check box to enable RTP streaming s Account Password Enable authentication RTP B2 Frame Enab Check box to enable the B2 frame in RTP streaming nable Click the Apply button to confirm the settings or click the Reset button to re enter the parameters 2 ACTi Connecting Vision p Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Speed amp Duplex Click the Speed amp Duplex item in the network section to display the Speed and Duplex Page Refer to the table below for how to configure each setting Speed amp Duplex L Network Speed Auto Detect o Apply Reset This ttem lets you sele
8. 14 12 MD1 SCH Writing video 2012 06 22 08 03 11 493raw 20120622 08 03 11 31 MD1 SCH Closed Ni video 2012 06 22 07 56 35 818 raw 20120622 07 56 35 1 MD1 Closed i video 12 06 22 07 51 45 677raw 20120622 07 51 45 1 MD1 Closed v video 074920 146 120622 raw 20120622 07 49 20 1 MD1 Closed Remove 7 ACTi Connecting Vision Ka Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Search Snapshots If the event rule of the Event Handler defines that there should be Snapshots stored on local storage instead of Video then the snapshots will appear in File Management s file list The extension of snapshot file is jpg E Search recordings by time Search recordings by triggered events Length fal FileName Start Time Min Events Status snapshot 2012 06 22 09 03 42 245 E ipa 20120622 09 03 42 0 MD1 Closed snapshot 2012 06 22 09 03 11 044 E ipa 20120622 09 03 11 0 SCH Closed snapshot 2012 06 22 09 02 26 708 E ipa 20120622 09 02 26 0 MD1 Closed video 2012 06 22 08 03 11 493 frag E RE 20120622 08 33 14 29 MD1 SCH Closed E video 2012 06 22 08 03 11 493 raw 20120622 08 03 11 31 MD1 SCH Closed CT video 2012 06 22 07 56 35 818raw 20120622 07 56 35 1 MD1 Closed TI video 12 06 22 07 51 45 677 raw 20120622 07 51 45 1 MD1 Closed Mm video 074920 146 120622raw 20120622 07 49 20 1 MD1 Closed 1 i Remove View and Download Snapshots By clicking on the snapshot file name in file list it is possible to view the snapshot
9. 6 different VGA cameras each pointing in different direction One of the benefits of 6 stream mode is to focus only on regions that are important and discard VGA region to the desired location Mounting Type Ceiling You also can rotate the view if you like Rotation Degrees per Click 1 StreamMode 4Streams e To setup other stream please select in Stream ID list Stream ID 1 MD Preset Mode Using MD preset mode please set preset points in live view page first 1 Live View gt PTZ gt Preset Please use the live view on video controls Mouse PTZ to shift the region to the desired location for each preset point Name ar J J L 2 La L La 2 Setup gt Video amp Audio gt Motion Detection Set up the detail setting of motion detection Video amp Audio Camera Options 38 PA ACTi PB Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 3 Motion Detection Setup Press Setup to edit the settings There are set six regions on ceiling mounting type and three regions on wall mounting type Region Q Enabled ssensitivity Trigger Interval s trigger Threshold Priority 2 Preset 1 7 70 1 v 10 4 v a 2 70 v 1 v 10 v 96 Sw 02 3 70 e 1 v 10 e 9 6 v 03 04 05 v Apply Q Reset 06 STEP1 Click the SH checkbox to enable motion detection for different preset point region STEP2 Choose the O preset point you want to use STE
10. Auto Refocus after Zoom B Refocus readjust focus after every s orme A In Name iri Cali zooming operation deg geed 9 W 1 L 2 Manual focus control will allow you to manually select 2 Ca the focus distance so that if the automatically a A G determined focus position is not what you have in mind you can easily adjust it to your liking You can press the Refocus button to readjust focus You can configure up to 32 Zoom presets below Just click Set enter the name and move the zoom focus position to what you desire then click set again You can instantly ask the camera to go to that zoom and focus position by clicking on the Goto button Click Delete to remove this zoom preset point from camera memory oof ACTI PB Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Preset Tour After you set the Preset Point the Tour function will be enabled PTZ Freset Tour Preset Tour is a preconfigured PTZ sequence that directs the camera to cycle through multiple preset PTZ views including where to look and how long to look at each location You may configure the preset points to go to in the previous Preset section Make sure you configure PTZ and PTZ Preset sections correctly before setting up Preset Tours Please select the tour you want to use or choose Disable to stop Preset Tour Selet the preset point you want to add in the tour You may setup how long
11. EBZ V110106A Sensor Board OYV5653 7 WAN Status b IP Address 192 168 0 100 Netmask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 0 254 DNS Server 111 DDNS Host WAN Connect Status Disconnect DNS Connect Status Disconnect i DDNS Connect Status Disconnect MM System Log H Bootloader Version BOOTLOADER 310 01 12 Loading GPIO driver Devcap Version Ox1FF1 Loading R5232 driver a Loading MAC driver Loading LZ BUS driver Loading Audio driver II Loading 5D Card driver T Config file The units parameters and their current settings Parameter List Always attach the server report when contacting your support channel Server Report Third party software licenses Show Licenses d pia ACT Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 It shows the firmware version MAC address production ID and factory System info default type of IP device It shows the WAN port s IP address netmask gateway DNS server WAN status l DDNS host and connection status It shows the system event This column is very useful to as a diagnostic System log Tool At the bottom of this area is the ISP firmware version which is an useful diagnostic parameter Click Parameter List to see all configurations of the IP device Click Server Report to export related information while reporting to your support channel Factory Default Click the Factory Default item to display the Factory Default Page
12. I Apply Reset O To setup FTP servers make sure to enter Din network address O the Network FTP port the User Name Password Connection mode Passive or Active and Oconnection time before timeout in milliseconds Click apoy to use these settings or click Orreset to clear changes SMTP Server SMTP servers can send email upon request from the IP device The email can be a simple subject and text email or attached with snapshot video You may setup two SMTP servers The device will first attempt to send the message via the Primary email SMTP server If the first attempt fails after the Max connecting time then the device will attempt to send via the secondary SMTP server If the device sends email successfully via the primary SMTP server then it will not use the secondary SMTP server so ACTi Connecting Vision Pa Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 SMTP Server Configuration Primary SMTP Configurations 63 Enabled Vv Q Authentication Type Login O User Name Event test com User Password eeeeeeece O Sender Email Address EventHandier test com network Address smiptesticon Network Port 25 Max Connection Time 10 sec 0 300 sec Secondary SMTP Configurations Apply Reset To setup SMTP servers make sure to d enable the SMTP account and O choose the proper Authentication type There are many types available The default is Login We recommend you to use Aut
13. Mode resolutions available include Full HD 1920 x 1080 and HD720 1280 x 720 In Ceiling Mount you can see the double panorama view in pre view windows You can adjust the viewing angle via typing the rotation degrees Mounting Type Ceiling e Rotation Degrees perClick 1 Top TitAngle 07 909 0 Apply Bottom TiltAngle 07 9093 0 Apply Stream Mode Single In Wall Mount you can see the panorama view in pre view windows Adjust the Physical Installation Angle will do proper dewarping based on the newly defined center of the view Mounting Type Wall Physical Installation Angle 02 659 10 Apply Stream Mode Single Description Physical Installation Angle Not using the 10 Hemispheric Camera Wall Mount 9 degree With 10 Hemispheric Camera Wall Mount 10 degree www acti COMm PA ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 ePTZ Mode ePTZ mode of Hemispheric Camera works in similar way as optical PTZ function in Speed Domes As the camera receives commands from remote client it changes the direction of the view or zooms in or out digitally The stream coming out from the camera represents current viewing direction of the camera not the panoramic view The resolutions are available include 4M 2032 x 1920 Full HD 1920 x 1080 HD720 1280 x 720 and 640 x 480 To Poem Web Configurator k ACTi a Size ai PTZ DO1 DO2 E EI a Al S If you are using hemispheric cam
14. STEP4 Set the sensitivity of motion detection region STEP5 Set the interval time of motion detection After a motion event is triggered no more events will be triggered within this time in the same region STEP6 Set the LE trigger threshold of motion detection region The larger this value the larger the object size needed to trigger motion detection STEP7 In motion activity Le window the bar shows the motion activity status You can also see the trigger threshold Red line When the motion activity exceeds the trigger threshold the bar would become red to indicate that a motion event has been triggered While viewing the motion activity window you can adjust the motion sensitivity the higher the easier camera considers video change to be an activity and the threshold the higher the larger the activity needed to trigger a motion event If the default settings are not satisfactory for your scene you may try our alternative recommendations of Sensitivity 80 Threshold 2 5 for normal environment Sensitivity 80 Threshold 5 10 for very noisy environment e ACTi Connecting Vision Ka Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Image This section concerns the general video settings KCM 5111 KCM 5211 KCM 5311 KCM 7111 KCM 7211 KCM 3211 Models 2009 02 24 05 40 08 Video Flipping Video Mirroring Brightness 50 v Contrast 0 v Digital Noise Reduction ON e Restore image settings to defa
15. Storage Media It will takes few minutes Please DO NOT reboot or power off the device during format Format Storage Media Storage media was formatted completely Show Log Close ACTi Connecting Vision Pa Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Format Storage Media tune2fs 1 41 8 11 July 2009 e Setting maximal mount count to 1 Setting interval between checks to 0 seconds Format Failure If the disk is damaged or it is not within the specifications of the camera the formatting may fail When this happens there is no way to continue using that disk and it has to be replaced with proper one Format Storage Media Failed to format storage media Show Log Close Format Storage Media mke2fs 1 41 8 11 July 2009 a mke2fs No such device or address while trying to determine filesystem size Scan To check the health of the disk it is possible to use the Scan function Unmount storage media Unmount Format storage media Format Scan storage media Scan Scan Storage Media It will takes few minutes Please DO NOT reboot or power off the device during scan Scan Storage Media Storage media was scanned completely Show Log Close ACTi Connecting Vision Ka Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Scan Storage Media e2fsck 1 41 8 11 July 2009 e dev cpesda 1 clean 17 1949696 files 166423 7790591 blocks Scan Failure The scanning would fail if the disk is not
16. Type as Snapshot if you want to save images to camera s local storage Upload video snapshot Upload video snapshot1 V Upload Media Type Snapshot Video Test Upload Media To Local Storage v Upload Period al ss 086400 seconds Images during Upload Period 1 Use 0 for maximum number of images Image File Name snapshot_ YYYY MM DD ht naming rule Upload Path naming rule Video Source 1 v Upload video snapshot2 Upload video snapshot3 Apply Reset With the settings above it would create 1 snapshot within 1 second from the moment of triggered event using following file name snapshot_ YYYY MM DD hh Y mm ss The naming rule of the file is similar to the video files Video Source can be either 1 or 2 depending on customer s requirements If you want VGA snapshots on local storage while NVR is getting megapixel video stream you can configure Media 2 as VGA and set Video Source as 2 The event rule can be exactly the same as in case of video upload Event Rule3 Enabled iv Activeon V Mon di Tue di Wed di Thr Fri Idi Sat d Sun Time 00 sr DD v Duration 24 v 00 e max 168 00 hours Triggered by Motion v i V Region 1 C Region 2 Trigger by Motion Region 3 Response To Digital Output Send notification message Upload video snapshots W image 1 E Image 2 E Image 3 C Send URL command Change Day Night mode Gs Apply Reset d
17. bin emd encoder VIDEO_BITRATE 750K amp including path of CGI program max 119 characters Send Command 3to HTTPCGI1 Test t Apply O Reset URL commands can be sent to HTTP CGI servers upon event This provides the possibility of highly intelligent response upon event IP devices and many other devices also have embedded CGI servers that may be controlled When Event Handler sends an URL command it will send one set of command when the event is trigged and another as the event becomes inactive Depending on the CGi design the URL commands may be able to be stringed together and multiple commands may be issued in a single line An example would be when the access control device at the entrance detects an entry this device provides a DI signal to the PTZ camera and triggers an event This event then sends a loopback command to the PTZ Camera itself by setting its own IP as the HTTP CGI server The PTZ Camera then moves to a preset location stays until the event is over then move back to another location At the same time it moves to the preset location it increases the bitrate from 750k to 3M and the frame rate from 4 fps to 8 fps The bitrate fps changes are reverted at the end of event o oof ACTI PB Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Event List You may define a maximum of 10 Event rules which will be shown in abbreviated form in the Event List panel It will display under ea
18. com lP Utility Run IP Utility to start auto device search Click on the underlined IP links to access your IP devices You do not need to change IP Without DHCP server router Please assign a static IP for each device and add them one by one Connect to the first device by following steps 1 to 5 below Before adding more devices into the network you need to change the current device to a new IP address so no two devices have IP conflict Steps 6 to 9 For adding devices without DHCP please see following steps 1 Connect the PC to the Network Switch with the CAT5 cable and change your PC s IP to 192 168 0 99 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 101 is just a sample it may be any number from 1 to 254 except 100 2 Connect the device to your Network Switch If it is a PoE enabled Switch then the device is powered on If it is NOT a PoE enabled Switch please also plug in the Power Adapter 5 www acti com PA ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 3 Open Internet Explorer and type in Default IP http 192 168 0 100 4 When you see the login window please input default user and password Default Username Admin Password 123456 5 After you log in you will see the video from IP device To go to the main menu click the Setup button on the top left 6 Please go to IP settings gt Connection Type Change the IP mode to Static and the IP address to 192 168 0 101 or any other unuse
19. recognized by the camera Make sure that the disk has been properly formatted and mounted to the camera Scan Storage Media Failed to scan storage media Show Log Close Scan Storage Media ERROR internal error Disk type is not ext3 a o PA ACTI Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Setup EF Local Storage Status Utilities File Management The Setup function provides the option to manage the file writing behavior of the camera By default the camera is set to Remove old recordings when ran out of storage space automatically By using this mode the camera s recording process will not be interrupted when the disk becomes full the oldest files will be overwritten by new recordings a Remove old recordings when ran out of storage space automatically Send a notification when the free storage space is lower than 1 e 96 storage capacity Device is alerted when the free space is lower than this setting To get this notification you need to set the Event function Please refer to Event configuration page Apply Reset Please note that under this mode there is a risk that important evidence may be deleted automatically over a period of time Therefore as long as recycling mode is used the user should download the critical evidence files from the camera before they are erased by the camera When the Send a notification when the free storage space is lower than
20. those files will be listed which were recorded between 2012 6 22 7 00 and 2012 6 22 8 00 83 www acti com b Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Search Recordings by Triggered Events Another convenient way of searching specific recording files is to define the events that were either the triggers of the recordings or occurred during the scheduled recording Check the Search recordings by triggered events and choose one of the 4 event types Dis Motion Schedule or Ready for Service All these events and can be managed under Event Handler Event Handler with Local Storage on page 87 E Search recordings by time S W Search recordings by triggered events ODs Motion Scheduler Ready for Service Search Start Ti Lama Events Statu tart Time ven atus Min 20120622 08 33 14 21 MD1 5CH Writing E video 2012 06 22 08 03 11 493raw 20120622 08 03 11 31 MD1 5CH Closed FT video 2012 06 22 07 56 35 818 1aw 20120622 07 56 35 1 MOT Closed C video 12 06 22 07 51 45 677 raw 20120622 07 51 45 1 MI Closed F video 074920 146 120622 raw 20120622 07 49 270 1 MI Closed Download Recordings You can download the files manually to remote PC by clicking on the File Name Delete Recordings You can manually delete the files by filling the checkboxes and then pressing the Remove button 8 Length FileName Start Time S Events Status Min video 2012 06 22 08 03 11 493 frag PE masa 20120622 08 33
21. to see Date Setting Page Refer to the table below for how to configure each setting The default method is to set manually pia ACT Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Date Setting Click this to enable IP device s SNTP NTP function This enables this IP device to synchronize its time settings with a SNTP NTP server You can use this function to make sure all your IP devices time is the same Additionally with our embedded digital time code in the streaming you can tell the event sequence accurately O IP address Enter the IP address of the SNTP NTP server Sync time Select the time interval for this IP device to synchronize its time Set manually Click this to manually setup the date amp time Date Select the date O Time Select the time ane o the time zone offset for local settings Select Type 1 to specify daylight saving time by week number in a month select Type 2 to specify daylight saving time by date di Start Time Select the daylight savings start time End Time Select the daylight savings end time Click the 12 Apply button to confirm the settings or click the 13 Reset button to re enter the parameters 9 ACTI Connecting Vision V d Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Network Section Click the Network item on the Setup Page IP Address Filtering Click the IP Address Filter item to display the IP Address Filtering Page Refer
22. to the table below for how to configure each setting IP Address Filtering A2 IP address filter enable Set IP address EA Blocked e P Address Netmasks NO IP address Netmask Enabled amp o o o O Go 0 o o 5 JE 2 o o o 0 o o o 0 F 3 o o o o o o o o F 4 0 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 CH 5 0 0 D 0 0 0 0 0 E D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F 8 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 F d 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F 10 o o o o o o oOo o E 11 0 0 0 JO 0 0 0 JO CH 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F 13 o o o o o o o o F 14 o o o 0 o o o 0 F 15 0 O 0 JO 0 0 0 0 CH 16 o o o o o o o o F 20 Parameters o IP address filter enable Filter Method IP Address PG ACTi Zb Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Check this box to enable IP Address Filtering The filter can be set in either Allow mode or Block mode 1 Allow mode will refuse access to all IP addresses except the ones listed below 2 Block mode will accept all incoming access except the IP addresses listed below Make sure you include the Netmask in your consideration The IP address you wish to allow or block Please note that the actual range is modified by the Netmask Using Netmask allows you to set filtering for a whole range of IP address at once without the need to enter all of them individually If you are not sure about the function of netmask then you should use 255 255 255 255 and it will affect only a single IP address per l
23. 2 07 51 45 677 raw 20120622 07 51 45 ET video 074920 146 120622 raw 20120622 07 49 20 Length Events MD1 SCH MD1 SCH MI MI MD1 o Status Writing Closed Closed Closed Closed The largest possible recording file is approximately 30 minutes You can see the length of each file in the file list In case of snapshots the length is not available Under continuous recording mode the camera will make sure that the file size would not exceed 30 31 minutes it would start writing a next file when the first file is full There is also a way to force the continuous recording files to be with shorter length It is explained in the Event Handler section on page 87 The file that is currently being saved will show the status Writing Search Recordings by Time If you are looking for the recordings of specific time period then you may check the Search recordings by time and select the starting time of the searchable range as well as the length of the time period Search recordings by time Date 2012 el 6 el 22 7 e 0 ei D e Time Period 80 e Minutes E Search recordings by triggered events E Filetame Start Tene Length Min E video 2012 06 22 07 56 35 818 aw 20120622 07 56 35 1 7T video 12 06 22 07 51 45 677raw 20120622 07 51 45 1 video 074920 146 120622raw 20120622 07 49 20 1 Events HI MD1 MD1 Status Closed Closed Closed With search settings above only
24. A NAAGAPAN Minimum interval 60s Trigger 20s Trigger 20s gt B Response 60s d Trigger 80s Response 80s Trigger 20s 20s Response 60s Response 20s Digital UO ports Digital Input Port Port Active Level Interval 0 86400 seconds DI 1 Oo Digital Output Port Port Active Level Interval 0 86400 seconds DO1 O O When 0 the digital output port stays at active level until the associated event becomes inactive O Apply O Reset DI To setup DI please define the Dactive level as O or 1 If the active level is set as 1 then camera will consider high voltage difference a trigger which can be used to initiate other events The event will end when the DI voltage goes back to O eru determines the minimum delay that must pass before the IP device will accept another trigger from DI in seconds 0 a means there is no minimum delay limit vo ACTI PB Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 DO To setup DI please define the Oactive level as O or 1 If the active level is set as 1 then camera will change the output voltage to high when this response is activated by an event rule The voltage will go back to low when the event ends O interval determines the minimum duration of each DO response in seconds DO will remain at the active level during this time and if another event triggers DO before the e
25. AME 5 Password Apply S Reset Click this to enable IP device s DDNS function 1 DDNS type DDNS function enables user to connect to this IP device by domain name even if its IP address is not static Protocol Click one of the DDNS service providers E Service You can visit their website to get a DDNS service account for this IP Reference device Enter the host name of your DDNS service account ex xxxx dyndns org Enter the user name to login your DDNS service account Enter the password to login your DDNS service account Click the Apply button to confirm the settings or click the S Reset button to re enter the parameters 32 pia ACT Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Video 4 Audio Click the 4 Video amp Audio item on the Setup Page Please note that some elements may not appear on all models Stream Mode This section determines how many streams are available from this device There are three modes Single Dual or 4 Stream 4 Stream mode is available only to 4 Megapixel models Stream Mode Stream Mode Single M Single k Dual 4 Stream In single stream mode resolutions available include 4 Megapixel 2032 x 1920 for some models Full HD 1920 x 1080 HD720 1280 x 720 and VGA 640 x 480 In 4 Stream mode there is a Standard View and a Positioning View This image below shows the Standard View This display shows where each crop window located is but does not allow
26. P3 Set the O sensitivity of motion detection region STEP4 Set the O interval time of motion detection After a motion event is triggered no more events will be triggered within this time in the same region STEP5 Set the CH trigger threshold of motion detection region The larger this value the larger the object size needed to trigger motion detection STEP6 Set the O priority of these preset point to trigger the motion detection The higher number is the higher priority Click the Apply button to confirm the settings or click the O Reset button to re enter the parameters Fisheye View In Fisheye View mode camera will provide the panorama view image and the available video resolution is 2032 x 1936 39 PG ACTi Zb Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Compression Single Stream Mode Stream 1 tb Encoder Type 264 3 Resolution w Frame Rate 3 v O Video BitRate Mode Constant Bit Rate Video Max Bit Rate UNLIMITED Video Bit Rate AN w Select the encoder s compression type Encoder Type MPEG 4 MJPEG H 264 e ZE Select the video resolution of the camera between 4M 2032 x 1920 esolution 2M 1080p 1920 x 1080 1M 720p 1280 x 720 and VGA 640 x 480 Framerate Eeler the available frame rate from the drop down menu Constant Bit Rate The bit rate remains constant at all conditions Video quality will be better when image is still Large amount of motion Video Bi
27. TI Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Click this when you connect IP device directly to the xDSL modem O User name Enter the user name of your xDSL account Password Enter the password of your xDSL account Note You have to click the Save Reboot after you click the Apply button to let this IP device start xDSL connections Click the Apply button to confirm the settings or click the Reset button to re enter the parameters DNS Click the DNS item to display the DNS Server Settings Page Refer to the table below for how to configure each setting DNS Gh Primary DNS Server 0 j0 10 WA Secondary DNS Server 0 9 9 H O Apply Reset Defines the IP address of the primary DNS server This is used for Primary DNS server 00 identifying this computer by name instead of IP address The IP address of the secondary DNS server It will be used once Secondary DNS server the primary DNS server fails Click the Apply button to confirm the settings or click the Reset button to re enter the parameters 31 vo ACTI Zb Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 DDNS Click the DDNS item to display the DDNS Server Setting Page Refer to the table below for how to configure each setting DDNS DDNS Status Disabled As a serice l As a protocol referen ce members dyndns org bd EN Host Name O User N
28. are User s Manual V5 10 02 Host Click the Host to enter Host settings page Refer to the table below for how to configure each setting Gh HostName ACTI 2 Language English e O Camera Name Camera 1 Apply Reset Enter a host name and this host name will be shown when you Q Host name use the IP utility or the SDK to search for the IP device Select the language of default user interface Each user login Language l will see the default user interface first Camera name The camera name is reserved for customer use Click the Q Apply button to confirm the settings or click the Reset button to re enter the parameters Serial Setting Oseria Port Control 8 None 1 e 2 Serial Port Baud Rate 9600 O 1 Serial Port Control Select the control value of corresponding serial port Serial Port Baud Rate Select the Baud Rate of serial port Click the Apply button to confirm the settings or click the Reset button to re enter the parameters 7 ACTi Connecting Vision p Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Date amp Time g SNTPINTP Server IP Address 192 168 0 2 3 Sync Time 1Day 3 O Set Manually Date 2010 06 01 Q Time 00 e D e 00 O Day Light Saving Stat Time Typel e Mar e Second e Sun e 0200 e 1 0 EndTime Typi EI Oct First Sun 03 00 di 12 Apply Reset Click the Date amp Time item under Setup
29. ased we should make sure that the media settings in seconds would add up as a round number in minutes In this case 3 57 seconds is exactly 1 minute Upload video snapshot Upload video snapshot1 V Upload Media Type Snapshot Video Test Upload Media To Local Storage e Pre Buffer Time 3 v 0 3 seconds Upload Period 57 0 86400 seconds Image File Name video 96YYYY 96MM 96DD 96hh 96r naming rule Upload Path BH naming rule Video Source 1 v Upload video snapshot2 Upload video snapshot3 Apply Reset In the event rule page choose Trigger by Scheduler and choose Once Every 1 Minute The rest of the items are the same as in previous example Event Rule3 Enabled V Activeon V Mon di Tue dl Wed Idi Thr V Fri Idi Sat V Sun Time 00 v 00 w Duration 24 v 00 e Max 168 00 hours Triggered by Scheduler x Once Every 1 Minutes Response To Digital Output Send notification message V Upload video snapshots V Image 1 Image 2 C Image 3 Change Motion Detection Profile Send URL command _ Change Day Night mode Apply Reset o gt lt ACT PB Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 As a result the camera will be continuously recording having each video file with the length of 1 minute Event Triggered Snapshots Choose the Upload video snapshot item in the Event Configuration page and check the Upload Media
30. ch Event ID the days of the week it will be active the start time and duration of the active period the type of the source of trigger and the actions used in the response If the row is greyed out this means the rule is currently not enabled and stays inactive Event Rule ID Week Day Stat Duration Source Action 1 1234567 00 00 24 00 NIGHT VPROFILE 2 12345 08 00 20 00 SCH DOT 3 4 5 ed There are several parts to the Event rule When is it active You may choose to enable the rule or not The settings will be kept in internal memory even if the event rule is disabled Select the days in a weekly cycle O in which this rule and schedule is active Determine the E time and Osuration of the active period For example a rule that lets motion detection trigger snapshot uploads to FTP would only take place after 19 00 each day for 12 hours Outside of this time the rule will not be active o PA ACTI Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Event Rule 1 6 Enabled V active on WI Mon di Tue ei Wed di Thr Mi Fri di Sat V Sun mme 00 00 O Duration 24 v 00 v max 168 00 hours How is it triggered Events may be triggered by several sources Triggered by Swich to night mode e You may also ask the event to be repeatedly triggered during this scheduled time The interval is determined in minutes You may use this with email FTP upload to take snapshots at regular
31. ct the network transmission speed You can select from 1 Auto detect default setting 2 100Mbps Full duplex 3 100Mbps Half duplex 4 10Mbps Full duplex 5 10Mbps Half duplex Network speed Click the O Apply button to confirm the settings or click the Reset button to re enter the parameters 2 ACTi Connecting Vision bs Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 IP Settings Connection Type Click the Connection Type item to display the Connection Type Page Refer to the table below for how to configure each setting Connection Type Dynamic IP Address O Usehostname ACTi Static IP Address IPAddress 192 168 0 100 Subnetmask 255 285 es 0 ts cateway 192 168 0 254 PPPoE Ouser Name Ppassword D D Apply Reset Click this to enable IP device s DHCP function Dynamic IP It will acquire its WAN port IP address from a DHCP server within the address same network You must have a DHCP server in order to enable this function Use host l Da 8 Enter the host name to display in utility tools ex IP Utility name Click this to manually enter the IP address IP address Enter the WAN port IP address OC Subnet mask Enter the subnet mask of WAN port If IP address is changed adjust the subnet mask accordingly Static IP address ISP gateway Enter the IP address of the gateway the router www acti COMm Vv A AC
32. d IP Avoid 192 168 0 100 the IPs of your PCs and other devices already in network Click Apply then click System gt Save amp Reboot Connection Type Dynamic IP Address IPAddress 192 166 O ho SubnetMask 55 _ 255 255 H SP Gateway 7 Internet Explorer will close after a few seconds This is normal 8 Wait for 30 seconds and open IE again by typing in the new IP In this example 192 168 0 101 For later device you add into the network please choose an IP that does not is not used by any existing device 9 If you have more than one device continue again from step 2 Assign different new IP to each camera for instance 5 192 168 0 102 192 168 0 103 You do not need to unplug the existing devices from the switch because there is no IP conflict 6 www acti com ACTi Connecting Vision Ka Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Sample screenshots to setup IP of your PC Win XP The procedures below show how to setup your IP on Windows XP If you use operating system other than Windows XP please refer to OS manuals for proper setup procedures STEP1 Start up your PC STEP2 Click the Start and select the Control Panel Paul Chen Internet J My Documents amp Internet E xplorer GY a My Recent Documents E mail KI r Microsoft Office Outlook AY SI My Pictures A F Notepad SI My Music P Adobe Acrobat 7 0 ng My Computer Professional NG My Netw
33. dapter Change Windows at a Firewall settings Wireless Network Connection Disable this network Connected Firewalled device mj Rename this connection Change settings of this connection Other Places Gp control Panel SA My Network Places CH My Documents d My Computer Details Local Area Connection LAN or High Speed Internet Network cable unplugged Firewalled Broadcom 440x 10 100 Integrated Controller STEP6 Click Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click Properties Local Area Connection Properties General Advanced Connect using EJ Broadcom 440 10 100 Integrated Cr This connection uses the following items Jl oS Packet Scheduler w AEGIS Protocol IEEE 807 1x v3 1 6 Internet Protocol TCP IP Ayt Install Description Transmission Control Protocol Antemet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity 9 www acti com ACTi Connecting Vision Pa Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 STEP7 Click the Use the following IP address radio button and enter the IP address and the subnet mask Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties us Genera You can gat IP sett
34. e Setup Page System User Account System Info Factory Default Firmware Upload Save amp Reboot Logout User Account Click the User Account Setting item to display the User Account Setting Page User Account Password Root admin 123456 User 1 User 2 User 3 User4 User5 User 6 User 7 Users User9 User 10 Apply E Reset Setup the account names and their passwords There are 1 roo administrator account and 10 common user accounts O Administrator account allows the user to watch the live view and setup everything but common user account allows user only to watch the live image Click the Apply button to confirm the settings or click the O Reset button to re enter the parameters S ACTi Connecting Vision p Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 System Info Click the System Info item to show details about this IP device including system information WAN status and system log Refer to the table below for how to configure each setting View the information at the 3 textboxes This information is very useful to understand the IP device status and to resolve any problem that might occur System Information System Information Firmware Version ALD 311 V 5 02 26 AC a MAC Address 00 0F 7C 06 13 7B E Production ID ECM5111 11A Xx 00008 Factory Default Type Two Way Audio Ox71 Company Name ACTi Corporation WEB Site www acti com Profile ID OV5653
35. ed upon the Upload snapshot Event configuration enabled but the message in the body text will be based upon the Notification messages In general please stick to the one email per event rule limit for best performance Change Motion Detection profile This will switch the profile of the selected Motion Detection 72 PA ACTI Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 region from Runtime profile to Event profile The profile will return to runtime settings at the end of this event You may program one motion detection region to be disabled at runtime but enable it with event handler under some circumstances Send URL command Select the URL command to include in the response set Two different commands will be sent at the time when the event is triggered and untriggered Change to Night Mode Selected models only For some models you may force the Camera into Night mode The camera will return to its previous setting whether auto or forced day night upon the end of the event Go to a preset point if the device is a PTZ camera and the Go to Preset point Event Configuration is setup then you may include this in the response section of the event rule The camera will return to the position right before the event starts when the event is untriggered Be sure to do Save and Reboot after you ve updated the event settings Only then will the settings be commited to physical memory You may lose the
36. edia Mount Format storage media Format Scan storage media Scan Mount When the Mount storage media button shows Mount button then it means that the mass storage has been inserted to the camera but the connection between camera and the storage has not been established yet By pressing the Mount button the storage becomes active It is then possible to check the Status of the disk write or read data on the disk remotely access the storage by Web Configurator or FTP client etc When pressing the Mount button the mounting process will start Utilities Mount storage media Q Format storage media SERS A Storage media was mounted successfully Unmount Once the drive has been mounted it can later be unmounted by pressing Unmount button if necessary e vo ACTI BP Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Unmount storage media Unmount Format storage media Format Scan storage media Scan Unmount Storage Media The storage media becomes not accessible Do you want to remove storage media Apply Cancel Unmount storage media O Format storage media FERS A Storage media can be safely removed now That Unmount function is used when the camera is to be shut down for maintenance or when the mass storage has to be physically removed for some reason The purpose of unmounting is to protect the currently processed data on mass storage at the moment of removal of the
37. eneesenseeseaes 74 SG PR AA PANAPAAN SANA AA PAMANA NANANA UAE PN 75 Utilities AA AA 76 Shi E 81 PUG Manageme nl aaa AAAAAAA NAAAAAAN 82 Event Handler with Local Storage cccccssseesseseeeseneeeeeneesaneeeeaes 87 Eeer 93 Voer ACCOUN AA AA ree eee 93 NSO EE 94 Factory DOTAUM icvesorsnscedaccuavesarcenacatecensuaseysncwavousmesavenseonsiorsianeiacesaws 95 Firmware Upload 96 SERA AA PA scans 97 NOG OUI E 97 3 www acti com vo ACTI Zb Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 1 Recommended PC Specification CPU Core2Duo 2 13GHZz and above Memory 2 GB or above Windows XP with SP2 or above Windows Vista Windows Operating System 2003 Windows 7 Windows 2008 Internet Explorer 8 0 Internet Explorer 9 0 32 bit Video Resolution SVGA or XGA with 1024x768 resolution 4 www acti com PA ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 2 Preparation before setup Connect to device and setup IP Our IP device provides access through Internet Explorer The IP address for your PC must be within the same subnet as the IP device You need to match the TCP IP settings between PC and IP device before you can access it via IE There are two ways to add devices to the network With DHCP server router DHCP server assigns IP addresses to devices automatically You can find them on the network with our IP Utility It is available on NVR CD and our website htip www acti
38. ent Motion Detection profile is also a triggerable response but the parameters are defined through the Video Adjust page not in Event page The configurable responses are classified as Digital I O ports Notification messages Upload Image Snapshot Send URL Commands and go to PTZ Presets Event Configurator Digital LO ports Edit Notification message Edit Upload video snapshot and Audio Edit Send URL commands Edit Digital UO ports Digital UO ports selected models only read and control the voltage difference in the circuit and respond to it They are useful in connecting to a wide variety of devices D I is a trigger while D O is a response Both are setup here Both have a low voltage state and a high voltage state noted as O and 1 a ACTi Connecting Vision Ka Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Trigger Interval How does it work When a motion is detected or the device receives a DI trigger usually users want the camera to stay on high alert for a minimum duration of time before returning to normal mode This duration is controlled by setting the trigger interval value During this time the device will NOT respond to a second trigger The device will stay in the triggered state for as long as the trigger continues to be effective So the Trigger interval only limits the minimum amount of time the device will spend in the triggered state Below are sample diagrams on trigger response mechanism A
39. ent then keep uploading until it reaches the upload time Image File Name Upload Path You will need to specify rule for file names and upload paths upload path is not needed for Email Just put a slash in the field The rules contain flexible parameters A sample rule and corresponding filename will look like this Front Door YYYY MM_ DD hh mm ss Front Door 2009 10 12 195037 JPG Upload Path folders may also be named dynamically For the IP device to create folders on FTP and HTTP CGI servers properly your FTP CGI account will need to have permission to create folders For syntax on auto naming please see online help or the inset box at the end of this section The symbol cannot be the first character in filename or upload path Please use either an alphabet or a number as the starting character For Upload Path be sure to start and end eith a backslash 1 An example will be Backgate MM DD CGI path amp Program Some CGI servers may require special info and settings Please refer to CGI server designer for this section IP devices do not allow upload of Snapshots Video into their embedded CGI servers E Mail Recipient Subject When uploading video snapshots via email these information are required 7 vo ACTI Zb Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Video Source Choosing the video source from video 1 or video 2 Auto Naming Rules for Files and Folders To pr
40. era in ePTZ mode this screen is available by clicking on PTZ button in the Preset live view screen Mouse PTZ is enabled at the same Save current position as home position time Apply Remove PTZ Vendor Protocol ACTVACTI Le You can configure up to 32 Zoom presets below Just Seele Step Size 100 click Set enter the name and move position to what SteppedZooming 6S a you desire then click set again You can instantly ask Rotation o Rotation Degrees per Click 1 O iG the camera to go to that zoom and focus position by me clicking on the Goto button pa deet ow Bp Click Delete to remove this zoom preset point from Camera memory II we You can use ePTZ in live view by moving the mouse over video and clicking on the video anywhere you like Wherever you click that point will become new center of the view This is how you pan and tilt You also can rotate the view via PTZ panel if you like To zoom in or out under eP TZ mode use the scroll wheel of the mouse Preset Tour After you set the Preset Point the Tour function will be enabled Please refer Preset Tour Note Home position has to be set again after changing the installation type the motion detection configurations and PTZ configurations like preset points 37 PA ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 6 Stream Mode 6 Stream mode is very similar to multi channel video encoder can act as
41. es Subject ry it Subject Front Door Snapshot Enable Video snapshot checkbox this decides if this rule is in effect or disabled Sometimes it is useful to keep the settings but not to enable it for troubleshooting purposes Upload Media to these define the task at hand and change the field that needs to be filled out z PG ACTi Zb Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Upload Period IP device will provide video snapshots for the number of seconds here It will stop uploading video snapshot at the end of this period If you have video management software recording from this camera at the same time the normal recording through NVR will not be affected and goes on through out the event period and afterwards But the special upload session will end as the event ends Image during Upload Period This is used only by snapshots This tells the camera how many Snapshots it should attempt to capture during the Upload Time If this value is set to 0 then the IP device will attempt to capture as many snapshots as possible Depending upon the device loading the number of snapshots taken may not reach the number you specified Pre Buffer Time This is only used by video If this is set to more than O then the IP device will start to buffer video in its internal memory The maximum pre buffer is 3 seconds When an event requires video upload the IP device will first upload the video taken right before the ev
42. he settings of Pre Buffer Time 3 Upload Period 57 the length of the video clip will be 1 minute You can freely decide the name of the file Whatever name you choose the camera will automatically append milliseconds in the end It is recommended to include day code in file name so that later when the files are downloaded to remote computer it is easier to pick up the right video For example you may consider using following file name video YYYY MM DD hh mm ss where YYYY displays current year MM displays current month DD displays current day hh displays current hour mm displays current minute and ss displays current second Notice Please note that the camera uses its own date and time settings to write the file name so please make sure the camera s date and time are correct Upload Path can be simply P which means that the files will be saved in root folder of the storage The video source can be either 1 or 2 If you want to have different video parameters for remote NVR recording and Local Storage recording then you may consider adjusting camera s media 1 and media 2 settings accordingly and then choose the right video source in Event Handler page When done just press Apply and move on to the Event List and pick any of the empty spots in the list of rules to create a new rule In our example we pick the rule 3 for setup a gt lt ACT PB Connecting V
43. ich can be considered as the Target Brightness on Sensor The camera will use several internal parameters to achieve best quality with reference to this The higher this value the brighter the overall scene and the more noise at night Slowest Auto Shutter means the longest allowed exposure time for each frame In extreme low light conditions the exposure time is automatically increased to get more light into one image If it extends beyond the interval between frames i e 1 30 second then the frame rate will be automatically reduced Longer time in this value gives clearer images at night for slow moving objects but more motion blur for fast moving objects White balance weights the proportion of color in scene and recreates the most realistic color Usually this function is performed seamlessly in the background in auto mode In some cases you may want to fix the color proortions of your view Wait until you like the color on screen You can hold a piece of white paper in front of camera for reference then wait until you like the current value to click on the Hold button to the right This will lock the current value and enter the manual white balance mode Before Hold 52 PA ACTi PB Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 White Balance AUTO Hold Entering Manual mode with Hold White Balance White Balance x Hold RGain 71 1 255 BGain 142 1 255 Line Frequency is the power supply f
44. iendly Name 2 og ACTi PB Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 HTTPS HTTPS is to create a secure channel over an insecure network There are two methods to create Certificate Signing Request CSR and Self Signed Certificate Certificate Signing Request CSR User uses a signed certificate issued by trusted Certification Authority CA Self Signed Certificate User wants to use the certificate created and issued by user himself HTTPS Certificate Signing Request CSR Management Common Name Create Certificate Management Common Name Create Self Signed Certificate New settings will only take effect after Save amp Reboot Press Create or Create Self Signed Certificate button and configure settings in the pop up screen to install the certificate Note that the new setting will only take effect after Save 4 Reboot IEEE 802 1X Please enable IEEE 802 1x and configure settings in the screen below Note that the new setting will only take effect after Save amp Reboot IEEE 602 1 Enabled EAPOL Version vi v2 User Nama User Password CA Certificate Upload User Certificate Upload User Private Key Upload New settings will only take effect after Save amp Reboot Apply Reset 2 ACTi Connecting Vision Pa Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 SNMP Setting Click the SNMP Setting item to display the SNMP setting Page
45. il subject and the body geseet Click Apply to use these settings or click B Reset to clear changes 5 PA ACTi PB Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Upload Video snapshot Pre requisites SMTP server FTP server HTTP CGI server setup IP devices may send video recording snapshots to your chosen server upon event Video will be in RAW format while snapshots will be JPG files You can define up to three group of settings to upload video snapshot Snapshots can be sent to FTP HTTP CGI and via Email while video can only be uploaded to FTP or HTTP CGI servers If Audio in is enabled in device the uploaded video will include audio The parameters needed to setup this function are different for each task combination snapshot ftp or video HTTP etc and are explained below Enable 7 Enable Message 1 Upload Media Type Upload Media Type Snapshot Video Test Upload Media to Upload Media To E MAIL Upload Period Upload Period 0 0 86400 seconds Image during 9 y Images during Upload Period 0 Use 0 for maximum number of Upload Period images Pre Buffer Time Pot yyy Pre BufferTime 0 0 3 seconds Image FileName Front Door YY YY _ MM_ DD Image File Name Y VV VI V naming rule Upload Path Event_Snapshot Upload Path 2 YIYIY Y naming rule CGI Path amp Program DND CGI Path amp Program Ka E Mail Recipients E Mail Recipients Y using Tor multiple address
46. ine of entry or use 255 255 255 0 to use the same setting for all IP addresses starting with the same three numbers For each entry you must check this box for it to be effective For an entry that you no longer need but does not wish to delete you can uncheck it and the system will remember it for future use If a new entry that has never been used before does not have Enable checked then it will not be stored in memory Click this to use the current displayed info to do IP Address filtering If you setup correctly it will change into a grayed out Success in a few seconds Reset Click this button to re enter the parameters Click the Apply button to confirm the settings or click the Z Reset button to re enter the parameters 2 ACTi Connecting Vision Ka Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Port Mapping Click the Port Mapping item to display the Port Mapping Page Refer to the table below for how to configure each setting Port Mapping HTTPPort 80 Search Server Pot 6005 Q Search Server Port2 6006 Control Server Port 6001 Streaming Server Port 6002 Multicast Server Port of Media1 5000 Q RTSP Server Port 7070 O RTP Multicast Video PortforMedia1 5004 RTP Multicast Audio Port for Media1 5012 Multicast Setting D MulticastIP 228 5 6 1 224 5 0 1 239 255 255 255 multicast TTL 16 1 255 1 2 IGMP Disable v 13 Apply Reset gh HTTP po
47. ings arsigned automatically 4 you network supon Please set the settings as below thes Capability Otherase you need to ack your nehwork acheewetrator for the appropriate IP seting IP address 192 168 0 xxx Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 NOTE xxx should be a number C Obtain an iP adders automaticaly Use the tege IP address IP addres 192 168 0 39 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Deadh gateway from 1 to 254 except 100 which is P used by the IP device Please also Use the lolong DNS server addresses Pretoned DNS server l Abemate DNS serves Advanced make sure that no two equipments use the same IP address in the same network STEP8 Click the OK button and the window dialog box will close o Po ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 3 Configuring the IP device This section describes how to configure the IP device The administrator has unlimited access to all settings while the normal user can only view live video The IP device is configured under a standard browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 0 9 0 Login STEP1 Open Internet Explorer 8 0 9 0 You may download the latest version from http www microsoft com windows ie downloads default mspx For Internet Explorer 10 0 please enable Compatibility View on the Tools menu in IE browser STEP2 Enter the IP address of the IP device and press enter to go to Login Page The default IP addre
48. intervals Dis For selected models only the IP device may be triggered by Digital Input Motion You may trigger the event if one or many Motion Detection regions encounter a motion trigger Trigger from any of them will initiate the event The duration of event will be the same as the MD trigger length or the Trigger interval time defined in the Motion Detection section on Video Adjust page Video Loss This is available for video servers only When the analog video in is lost the video state will become lost and return to normal only until device receives analog video signal A common scenario is for Video Server to send email to administrator when video is lost and activate DO signal to alarm that persists until the analog signal is restored Switch to Night mode This is available to selected models only When camera changes between day and night modes the embedded event handler will notice this change and may act upon this information Potential uses include changing the motion detection profile to another set of Event MD parameters By having two sets of parameters each optimized for day and night this provide 7 PG ACTi Zb Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 better overall accuracy in both day and night conditions Some night time only MD regions may also be activated this way The event period will end when the camera returns to day mode which will then reset the camera to the o
49. ision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Make sure to have the rule Enabled by filling the checkbox Enabled V Activeon V Mon di Tue W Wed Idi Thr V Fri di Sat d Sun Time 00 er D I e Duration 24 v 00 e max 168 00 hours Triggered by Motion v vi Region1 E Region 2 Trigger by Motion Region 3 Response To Digital Output F Send notification message Upload video snapshots WV Image 1 E Image 2 L Image 3 C Send URL command E Change Day Night mode el Apply Reset By the example above the camera will be 24 7 on guard to watch for motion events When motion detection region 1 detects intrusion it will trigger the response of uploading image 1 according to the parameters defined under Event Configuration earlier In other words whenever motion occurs the camera will record 3 seconds of video before the moment of motion detection and 57 seconds after that The video file can then be found under Local Storage gt File Management o ACTi Connecting Vision p Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Scheduled Video Recording Although it is not really recommended to have full time recording for MicroSDHC due to it is not physically as capable as hard disk the firmware still allows it to be configured for full time recording mode Let s use the same media parameters as in previous example Since the time unit of event rule is minute b
50. nd of the first DO the second trigger will no take effect O means there is no minimum duration Notification message Pre requisites SMTP server HTTP CGI server setup Notification messages may be sent to either an email or a HTTP CGI server If sent to a CGI server it works the same as an URL command but it does not allow a second message at end of event You may configure up to three preset massages You can configure a message but disable it This will allow you to keep the settings without using it which will be useful in testing and troubleshooting 7 ACTi Connecting Vision Pa Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Notification messages Enabled 1 GO send messageto HTTPCGI1 Test 3 CGI Path amp Program cgi bin cmd encoder including path of CGI program E URL Command PTZ PRESET 60 1 Message Look at Front Door Enabled 2 NO send message to E MAIL v Test E mail Recipients supervisor test com using for multiple addresses Subject Entrance Detected d Message nes through the front door Enabled 3 Fields must be filled in A Apply 12 Reset To setup Notification Messages make sure to tie the message then TR what type of message to send HTTP CGI or email If you are sending to CGI server you need to enter the CGI path the URL command itself 14 and an optional message O If you are sending email please enter the recipient E Mail ee the ema
51. nd one or many responses Several types of responses are available And there are multiple external servers for the device to interact with When setting up Event Handler there are four types of settings Event Server Event Configuration Event Rules and Manual Event Click the 4 Event item on the Setup Page Event Server Event Configuration Event List Manual Event Event Server Event servers define whom the device may interact with They can be other servers or devices on the network or even the camera itself Event Configuration sets up a list of what to tell the other party during interaction Event list lays down the rules and conditions about when to initiate which responses from which triggers The options available for Event rules are selected from the event servers and event configurations Event servers are classified as FTP servers SMTP servers and HTTP servers Type Network Address Ports User Name FIP Server Configuration 21 SMTP Server Configuration HTTP Server 1 Configuration HTTP Server 2 Configuration a ACTi Connecting Vision bs Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 FTP Server FTP servers can receive snapshot or video uploads that are issued as part of the response from event handlers You may setup one FTP server FTP Server Configuration Q Network Address Network Port 21 User Name User Password Mode Passive e O nax Connection Time 10 sec 0 60 sec L
52. nditions Video quality will be better when image is still Large amount of motion Video Bit Rate or complex scene will degrade quality slightly Hoga Variable Bit Rate The video bit rate will vary based upon scene complexity and amount of movement The quality will remain the same This puts a hard cap on the maximum bit rate allowed in any given Video Max second of video streaming Assigning a limited bit rate may result in a Bitrate few dropped frames rate when the stream data overflows the allowed bit rate Doing so will also disable Bit Rate setting below This is the target bitrate that the camera will attempt to provide when Video Bitrate jusing Constant Bitrate mode The actual value will fluctuate slightly based on scene changes Click the 11 Apply button to confirm the settings or click the 12 Reset button to re enter the parameters 2 4 Stream Mode Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 ACTi Connecting Vision Pa Configuring compression settings in 4 stream mode is basically the same as configuring compression settings in other modes The setting is the same across all 4 channels but you may switch view of the individual channels by selecting the channel on top Video Compression 1 2010 09 19 23 26 06 a Channeli e Encoder Type H 264 e Resolution N640x480 e Frame Rate 15 e Video Bit Rate Mode Constant Bit Rate e Video Max Bit Rate UNLIMITED e Video BitRate 3M v Apply Re
53. ngs or click the Reset button to re enter the parameters so PG ACTi PB Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Day Night This section concerns the day and night switch timing for your camera Day Night Mode AUTO Day to Night Threshold 57 e Apply Reset 1 Day Night Mode The camera will change between day and night modes by default You may command camera to stay in day or night mode here or allow it to change automatically 2 Day to Night Threshold This value controls the level of light where camera switches into night mode Increasing it will make camera switch to night mode at a darker illumination level Click the Apply button to confirm the settings or click the Reset button to re enter the parameters 5 PG ACTi Zb Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Exposure White balance Configure Exposure and White Balance and Digital Noise Reduction for best image quality here Some options will only appear under certain exposure White balance modes We will describe each in detail below Exposure Mode Auto Exposure Mode AUTO w White Balance AUTO e Hold AE Reference target 125 e Slowest Auto Shutter 115 Line Frequency 60Hz e P IRIS Disable e Apply Reset In Auto Exposure Mode you control the image brightness by configuring the AE Reference Target and Slowest Auto Shutter AE Reference Target means the Auto Exposure reference target wh
54. o Detection Available authentication types include Auto Detection None Login Plain Cram MD5 Digest MD5 and PoP Relay Please also enter the User Name Password the email address displayed as sender can be different than the user name O network SMTP server address Nciwork SMTP server Port number and Max Connection time before timeout in seconds Click Ech to use these settings or click D Reset to clear changes o PA ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 HTTP Server HTTP CGI servers are programs that run on web sites or many devices They can be custom programmed to perform a large variety of actions based upon the input You can define which CGI server to connect to here and the user password required to log into the target server The actual message command is setup in the Notification messages URL commands section You may define two separate CGI servers IP devices are also CGI servers This means that IP devices can now issue commands to each other which creates endless possibilities for highly coordinated response The IP device can also give a loopback command to itself in effect changing almost all possible settings dynamically For detail on the commands used to control the cameras please contact your customer representative An example will help you gain a better sense of how to utilize this unique function Camera Ais a fixed camera that looks at a cor
55. oS Click the ToS Type of Service item to display the ToS Page Refer to the table below for how to configure each setting Type of Service Type of Service Disabled ToS Priority Normal Service S O Apply GA Reset Select whether to add the TOS tag onto the streaming data TOS type of Streaming data with a higher priority TOS tag will be transmitted service first when compared with other data Select the TOS tag s priority to be added onto the streaming You can select between NO 1 Minimize Delay E TOS priority 2 Maximize throughout 3 Maximize Reliability 4 Normal Service Click the amp Apply button to confirm the settings or click the Reset button to re enter the parameters 2 ACTi Connecting Vision Ka Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 UPnP Click the UPnP item to display the UPnP Setting Page ER Enable UPnP Friendly Name KCM5111 114 X 00008 am Reset Click checkbox ah to enable or disable the UPnP function Edit the UPnP Friendly Name in text field Click the Apply button EA to confirm the settings or click the Reset button to re enter the parameters Bonjour Bonjour Enable Bonjour Friendly Name KCM5111 10J x 00001 Apply Reset Bonjour is a protocol developed by Apple Inc This protocol allows for easy searching of devices on network You may enable Bonjour and search for this device via its Fr
56. on Pa Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Audio Audio lm Disabled e Audio Out Volume 84 e Audio Format PCM w Audio In Enable or disable Audio In via the check box Audio Out Volume Control the output volume of Audio Out here Audio Format Select the audio s compression type PCM G 711A G 711U Click the Apply button to confirm the settings or click the Reset button to re enter the parameters 5 PA ACTI Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 OSD Privacy Mask OSD On Screen Display and Privacy masks are configured in this section There are four regions available Each may be used either as a Privacy mask or an OSD text Privacy Mask is not available in Dual Stream mode Please disable Stream 2 if you wish to use Privacy mask OSD OSD Privacy Mask 2010 04 28 11 45 20 RI Region 1 Enable Q W Type Privacy Mask Color 3 Region 2 Enable W Type Privacy Mask p Region 3 Enable V Type oso e 5 Color 6 Transparent 7 Position CE 100 Top e USER DEFINED O String A Z 0 9 7 max16 char UY YY Y 6 MMYDD9EN Format D lt Format Notice gt Region 4 Enable Type OSD D p Apply 12 Reset so PG ACTi Zb Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Enable Check this box to enable each OSD Privacy mask region OSD Privacy Each region can be in one of two types OSD On Screen Display
57. onymously E Save password Log On Cancel Gf snapshot 2012 06 22 09 02 26 708 jpg 514KB JPG Gf snapshot 2012 06 22 09 03 11 044jpg 518KB JPG Gf snapshot 2012 06 22 09 03 42 245 jpg 512KB JPG Gi snapshot 2012 06 22 09 05 11 079jpg 515KB JPG Gf snapshot 2012 06 22 09 05 36 497 jpg 503 KB JPG Gf snapshot 2012 06 22 09 07 11 096 jpg 514KB JPG EJ snapshot 2012 06 22 09 08 22 788 jpg 498KB JPG Gf snapshot 2012 06 22 09 09 02 207 jpg 501KB JPG Gf snapshot 2012 06 22 09 09 11 065 jpg 512KB JPG Gf snapshot 2012 06 22 09 11 11 053 jpg 512KB JPG EJ snapshot 2012 06 22 09 12 30 617jpg 510KB JPG Gf snapshot 2012 06 22 09 13 11 076 jpg 516KB JPG Gf snapshot 2012 06 22 09 13 34 260 jpg 511KB JPG Ef snapshot 2012 06 22 09 15 11 094jpg 517KB JPG Notice You may download files via FTP for your convenience but do not delete any of the files via FTP because it would cause inconsistency between camera s file database and actual file availability z k ACT Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Event Handler with Local Storage In order to save video clips or snapshots on a local storage there has to be a task created under Event Handler system of the camera that defines what type of files and when are they to be recorded on local storage Event Handler supports following Recording methods 1 Event triggered video recording or snapshots recommended solution 2 Scheduled video recording including non
58. operly track images and videos a well thought out naming rule is necessary There are a number of automatic variables available to design a proper naming system which may be used both on files and folders Symbol YYYY YY 96MM DD hh Zomm SS W N Y Description 4 digits for year the last 2 digits of 4 digits year two digits for month 01 12 two digits for date 01 31 two digits for hour 00 23 two digits for minute 00 59 two digits for second 00759 a space character camera name File serial counter It starts from 1 in every uploading task The counter will be increased by 1 for next uploading file Send URL commands Pre requisites HTTP CGI server setup 68 Example 2009 for year 2009 09 for year 2009 01 for January 01 for the 1st day of a month camera 1 1 2 3 4 5 www acti COMm ACTi Connecting Vision Pa Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Send URL commands 1 Send Command 1 O HTTP CGI1 Test Command as eventis triggered cgi bin cmd encoder PTZ_PRESET_GO 1 including path of CGI program max 119 characters Command as event becomes inactive cgi bin cmd encoder PTZ_PRESET_GO 2 including path of CGI program max 119 characters SendCommand2to HTTPCGI1 Test Command as eventis triggered _sin cmd encoder7VIDEO_BITRATE 3M amp VIDEO_ including path of CGI program max 119 characters AA Command as event becomes inactive cgi
59. or Color Privacy This determines the color of the Privacy Mask Area You may choose Click this checkbox to enable Privacy mask area setup Click and drag the adjust square at the lower right to change dimensions click and O SE drag the adjust column at the top to move Similar to Motion Detection Region This determines the color of the OSD Text You may choose between Color OSD Black Green Red and Blue This number determines the level of transparency for this OSD Text 1 Transparent means that the background between the texts will not be visible while 100 means the background will show through the OSD text This is where you enter the user defined string U as described in the e an M section Total length cannot be more than 63 characters This controls what is shown in the OSD text You can click the Format Format Notice to the corner for a full list of available parameters The OSD text is primarily based upon this field d Format Notice Click here to see the syntax list of how to configure the OSD text Click the p Apply button to confirm the settings or click the 12 Reset button to re enter the parameters 7 Po ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Event This section describes how to setup the Event Handler which deals with how the IP devices respond to situations Each IP device can have a maximum of 10 Event Rules Each rule includes one single trigger a
60. ork Places lac Microsoft Office Excel 2003 GP Control Panel Set Program Access and Defaults wA Connect To Pit 6 ta Printers and Faxes O Help and Support po Search All Programs gt TJ Run P Log Of o Shut Down d www acti com b Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Double click the Network and Internet connections icon File Edit View Favorites Tools Help 3 P Search Ke Folders Address e Control Panel v Go BE control Pan el Switch to Classic View val KR f A A3 Double click the Network connections icon E Net ork and internet Connection File Edit View Favorites Tools Help d Q 82x gt 3 P Search 7 Folders Address G Network and Internet Connections v Go SA Zz mai o po ng pa ri G amp V sA Connects to other computers networks and the og 8 www acti com ACTi Connecting Vision Ka Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 STEP5 Click Local Area Connections and then click Change settings of this connection in the Network Task menu a Network Connections File Edit View Favorites Tools Advanced Help Q Back d 3 P Search Key Folders PE Address Network Connections LAN or High Speed Internet Network Tasks ocal Area Connection 1394 Connection GH Geen ert etwork cable unplugged Fire Connected Firewalled connection p Wen PEN ge Esc CU roadcom 440x 10 100 Integr Mir 1394 Net A
61. ped VGA mode 11 DO Settings Click O to set DO output level to High Click O to set DO output level to Low If your device has more than one DO available each DO is controlled separately 12 Network status Indicates the network state If the light on the right is green it means the network is ok If the light is gray it means the network is broken The light on the left is not used Live view from Camera is displayed here The title bar shows the EYE yO time and date If you want to setup this IP camera video server please click the O Setup tab to switch to Setup Page 9 PA ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Zoom Lens Control Panel If you are using Zoom Auto Focus camera this screen is available by clicking on PTZ button in the live view screen EG Preset You can change the current zoom ratio by clicking on either the continued Zooming buttons or the Stepped TA TA iti Pete zooming buttons Step size will determine how much each click on stepped zooming changes the zoom ratio PIE ACTHACT Le Speed determines how fast will zoom control operate maana under continued zoom Speed 5 Continous Zooming ES Step Size 100 There are two Focus Control Modes Stepped Zooming ES Mode Auto Refocus after Zoom Focus Control 1 Auto Refocus after Zoom means that the camera will GEES 1 Mode Auto Refocus after Zoom Refocus Preset
62. ream 2 Encoder Type H 264 se Resolution N640x480 e S Frame Rate 30 O video BitRate Mode Constant Bit Rate Video Max BitRate UNLIMITED QD Video BitRate 3M di Apply Reset 1 2 Select the encoder s compression type Encoder Type MPEG 4 MJPEG H 264 Select the video resolution of the camera between 4M 2032 x 1920 2M 1080p 1920 x 1080 1M 720p 1280 x 720 and VGA 640 x 480 inne T the available frame rate from the drop down menu Constant Bit Rate The bit rate remains constant at all conditions Resolution Video quality will be better when image is still Large amount of motion Video Bit Rate or complex scene will degrade quality slightly Mode Variable Bit Rate The video bit rate will vary based upon scene complexity and amount of movement The quality will remain the same O amw He encoder type is MPEG4 or H 264 and video bitrate mode is Variable Bit Rate Select the quality value from High Middle Low When encoder type is MPEG4 or H 264 and video bitrate mode is Variable Bit Rate Select the Interval between two l frames This is GOP Length also called GOP Length Group of Picture Default value is one frame per second The maximum length of GOP is limited to 60 Framerate Select the available frame rate from the drop down menu vo ACTI Zb Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Constant Bit Rate The bit rate remains constant at all co
63. requency Select the right frequency to avoid image flickering P IRIS For Support P Iris Lens Model P IRIS Disable Enable P IRIS function using P Iris Lens Otherwise please disable it Exposure Mode Shutter Priority Exposure Mode SHUTTER PRIORITY e White Balance AUTO Hold AE Reference target 128 w Shutter Speed 180 Line Frequency 60Hz e Apply Reset In Shutter Priority Mode the shutter speed is locked at the user defined value Camera will compensate for different brightness with Iris size or signal enhancements This is useful when the target moves very fast and has to be viewed with short exposure shutter time 53 Exposure Mode Iris Priority Exposure Mode White Balance AE Reference target F Number of IRIS Control Line Frequency ACTi Connecting Vision Pa Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 IRIS_ PRIORITY AUTO Hold 128 F28 60Hz Reset In Iris Priority Mode Iris size is fixed to ensure sufficient depth of view Camera varies exposure time shutter to compensate for brightenss change Exposure Mode Manual Exposure Mode White Balance Exposure Gain shutter Speed F Number of IRIS Control Line Frequency Apply MANUAL a AUTO Hold AN 130 F28 e 60Hz e Reset In Manual Exposure mode you may configure the shutter soeed and exposure image gain yourself for optimum performance 54 www acti COMm ACTi Connecting Visi
64. ridor leading to the main hall It has a motion detection window located near the point where the corridor arrives at the large hall Camera B is a PTZ camera located in the hall which is usually left on auto tour patrol When motion activity in the motion detection region triggers MD1 in Camera A this then in turn activates an event rule in Camera A that gives out a command to Camera B Camera B would then swivel to the preset point where the corridor leads into the entrance and switch to higher bit rate to temporarily provide clearer image After the event ends Camera B will go back to its normal routine in lower bit rate HTTP Server Configuration 1 Q Enabled 3 User Name O User Password Network Address Network Port 80 Max Connection Time 10 sec 0 60 sec o O Reset 5 Sa ACT Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 To setup HTTP servers make sure to tie the HTTP server O enter the user name the user password Network HTTP Server address Network HTTP Server port number and Oax connection time before timeout in seconds Click Drop to use these settings or click O reset to clear changes Event Configuration Event configurations are the responses to be performed when an event is triggered For most types of responses you can create several different preset responses then mix and match in event rules Some responses are not supported in all IP devices eg DO PTZ Ev
65. riginal settings Device boots completely This will trigger the event responses once the device boots up You can use this to create a notification system that keeps record of when the device has been rebooted via email Reboot device This triggers the event response when the device is shut down via web UI Save and Reboot Use this to keep record of when was the device setting edited Note that this will not take effect when the device is unplugged as this is not normal shutdown What responses will occur Response To Digital Output Send notification message Upload video snapshots Change Motion Detection Profile Send URL command W Change to Night Profile Digital Output selected models only This is an useful link to other devices Click to include this in the response for this rule Send notification Message Select from the three pre defined messages which you ve setup in the Event Configuration section You may enable multiple messages at the same time For sending Email please limit the recipient to one per event rule If you need to send email to more than one recipient please use separate event rules triggered by the same trigger Upload video snapshots Select which of the event configurations to include in this response set If you are sending email via upload video and sending notification message at the same time the system will automatically merge the two emails into one The subject and image will be bas
66. rt Select the port assigned for HTTP protocol access Select the first port used by server search applications to detect Search server port this IP device e g IP utlity Select the first port used by server search applications to detect Search server port2 this IP device e g IP utlity Select the port used to support video control function by Video server port Na application programs e g NVR www acti COMm pia ACT Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Streaming server port Select the port used by this IP device for Video Streaming TCP Only Video Multicast Port O Enable disable multicast audio streaming of media 1 S RTSP port Select the port assigned for RTSP protocol access RTP Multicast Video Select the port for the multicast video streaming of medial via Port for Media1 RTP protocol RTP Multicast Audio Select the port for the multicast audio streaming of media1 via Port for Media1 RTP protocol d Multicast IP Select the multicast IP Default settings is 228 5 6 1 dh Multicast TTL Select the multicast TTL Default setting is 255 Select video type connected to the video in of this IP device If di IGMP you use an incorrect video type some images might be lost Click the 13 Apply button to confirm the settings or click the di Reset button to re enter the parameters 2 ACTi Connecting Vision bs Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 T
67. set a ACTi Connecting Vision Pa Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Motion Detection Video Compression s Adjust EOM Adjust Columns f Adjust Square Adjust Square TH Motion Enabi 9 et KS Region Motion Enable Sensitivity Trigger Interval Trigger Threshold 1 O 70 10 2 70 10 Or 3 70 1 10 o Motion Setup Click the Motion Setup button to edit the settings Before clicking Motion Setup you will be in passive observer mode You will see activity status and whether each motion window has motion activity but will not be able to change settings Motion Setup mode Motion Enable Region Motion Enable Sensitivity Trigger Interval Trigger Threshold L 70 e 1 e 10 e 2 70O e 1 e 10 e G A ZU e 1 k 10 e amp Apply Cancel 7 PG ACTi Zb Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Video Motion Detection STEP1 Click the Plus sign 3 to expand the Motion Detection settings then Click the Motion Enable checkbox to enable motion detection STEP2 Click the EN checkbox to enable motion detection for each individual region STEP3 Click one region to start to edit its size and location You can click the Adjust Column to drag motion region to your desired location You can click the Adjust Square and drag to adjust motion region size You can click the upper right button to cancel this motion region Repeat above procedure to adjust the motion region
68. settings to power loss or other situations if you do not do this step Manual Event You may select one event in the Manual Event area below the event list to be triggered via web UI Manual Event Event e can be triggered manually Apply Reset Once selected the trigger button on the video display screen will show as clickable Click to trigger the selected event This is useful during event rule testing Live setip Web Configurator Function Media Stream Type Size NA DO1 WE a A 1 H264 CS S DO 73 PA ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Local Storage Management The KCM Series devices that come with built in local storage capability will have the Local Storage item shown in the Setup Page when the mass storage has been inserted into the storage drive slot of the device Under Local Storage item it is possible to manage the storage itself and the files that are stored there In order to define the schedule or event rules that initiate or stop the recording process onto local storage please refer to the chapter Event Handler with Local Storage on page 87 Click the Local Storage item on the Setup Page There will be the list of 4 items Status Utilities Setup and File Management As long as the inserted mass storage has not been formatted or mounted yet the File Management item is grayed out and cannot be accessed Local Storage Stat
69. ss is 192 168 0 100 Account Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Password Japanese Spanish Language English seji talian German Portuguese Czech Login Reset French Greek Dutch Russian Turkish STEP3 Indonesian Enter the Account name and the Password Polish Romanian Default Account Admin Password 123456 STEP4 Select the language of the IP device user interface You can select between English Traditional Chinese Japanese Spanish Italian German Portuguese Greek Russia Turkey Indonesia and Swedish This user interface setting will disappear once you log out if you want to change the default user interface language please go to Host in the Host section under the setup tab I ACTi Connecting Vision Pa Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 STEP5 Reset Logi ai button to login or click the button to re enter Click the again Once you ve logged in the Live page will be displayed as below Live view Click the 0 Live tab to show Live page Refer to the table below for how to configure each setting gad Babip Web Configurator ka Acti Encoder DO1 DO2 MPEG4 DO Sp Gei Function List Full Screen Click the icon bd stretch the preview to full screen You can click Esc button on the keyboard to return to previous display Snapshot Click the icon
70. stop recording or snapshots To set up the event handler rule you have to configure both Event Event RE i SE Event Server Configuration and Event List Ea Event List Manual Event Event Triggered Video Recording Under Event Configuration you can define the type of media video snapshot and its properties Event Configurator Digital UO ports Edit Notification message Edit Upload video snapshot and Audio Edit Send URL commands Edit Select Upload video snapshot and Audio to adjust the parameters of media Upload video snapshot Upload video snapshot1 V Upload Media Type Snapshot Video Test Upload Media To Local Storage v Pre Buffer Time 3 v 0 3 seconds Upload Period 57 0 86400 seconds Image File Name video 36YYYY 96MM 96DD 96hh 96r naming rule UploadPath naming rule Video Source 1 v Upload video snapshot2 Upload video snapshot3 Apply Reset 7 PG ACTi Zb Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Check the Upload Video Snapshot1 Please note that later on scheduler page this item will be referred to as Image 1 Let s see the example of video format first Upload Media Type shall be Video Upload Media To shall be Local Storage The camera has the capability to buffer up to 3 seconds of video at any time so that we can include these 3 seconds of video to the file to capture the moment right before the event occurred With t
71. storage If the local storage is being used by camera and some videos or snapshots are being recorded to the disk then the sudden shutdown or removal of the disk without unmounting may corrupt the file that currently being used by the camera The rest of the files are not influenced in any way Please note that Save 4 Reboot function of the camera also does unmounting automatically for the user Mount Failure If the inserted disk s file system is not EXT3 then the Mounting would fail as follows 7 ACTi Connecting Vision p Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Utilities Mount storage media O Format storage media ERROR internal error Disk type is not ext3 The common reason is that the disk may have previously been used in other file systems such as Windows based PC or photo camera If the disk does not have the right file system then you will get the error message such as above In that case the disk has to be formatted first ACTi camera provides convenient formatting function within Web Configurator Format When the disk is inserted to the camera for the first time it is recommended to format it to make sure the file system of the disk would be compatible with camera Unmount storage media Unmount Format storage media Format Scan storage media Scan Format Storage Media Warning The data in the storage media will be lost Do you want to format storage media Apply Cancel Format
72. t Select the Contrast value The higher the value the sharper the contrast Saturation Select the saturation value The higher the value the more saturated the image tS NG Digital Noise Reduction Select the DNR value The higher the value the smoother and clearer the image 7 3D Noise Reduction Select ON or OFF to enable or disable this function Enable this for smooth and clear image Disable this if your scene contains many extreme details that may be smoothed over with 3DNR 8 Edge Enhancement Select the Edge Enhancement value The higher the value the sharper the image 9 ExDR Select the ExDR value The higher the value the great enhancement of the image in the brightest and darkest area This provides for more evenly illuminated image and brings out greater detail to the eye 10 Defog Control Select the Defog Control value The higher the value the clearer of image in o PA ACTi PB Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 foggy situation If you want to disable this function please choose value 0 11 Restore image settings to default When press this button it will use the default image settings Click the Apply button to confirm the settings or click the Reset button to re enter the parameters a ACTi Connecting Vision Ka Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 KCM 3911 Models Brightness 50 v Contrast 20 v Saturation 50 e Digital Noise Reduc
73. t Rate or complex scene will degrade quality slightly Mode Variable Bit Rate The video bit rate will vary based upon scene complexity and amount of movement The quality will remain the same Quality Variable Bit Rate Only When encoder type is MPEG4 or H 264 and video bitrate mode is Variable Bit Rate Select the quality value from High Middle Low When encoder type is MPEG4 or H 264 and video bitrate mode is GOP Length Variable Bit Rate Only Variable Bit Rate Select the Interval between two I frames This is also called GOP Length Group of Picture Default value is one frame per second The maximum length of GOP is limited to 60 Video Max This puts a hard cap on the maximum bit rate allowed in any given Bitrate second of video streaming Assigning a limited bit rate may result in a Constant few dropped frames rate when the stream data overflows the allowed Bitrate only bit rate Doing so will also disable Bit Rate setting below Video Bitrate This is the target bitrate that the camera will attempt to provide when Constant using Constant Bitrate mode The actual value will fluctuate slightly Bitrate only based on scene changes www acti COMm s4 ACTi dq Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Dual Steam Mode Stream 1 O Encoder Type H 2b4 e resolution NG40x480 e Frame Rate Aude BitRate Mode Variable Bit Rate ouality Middle COP 1Hrame Second St
74. tion 2 v 3D Noise Reduction ON v Edge Enhancement 104 v ExDR TargetLevel 64 v Defogging 2 v Restore image settings to default Apply Reset 1 Brightness Select the Brightness value The higher the value the brighter the image Contrast Select the Contrast value The higher the value the sharper the contrast Saturation Select the saturation value The higher the value the more saturated the image w NG Digital Noise Reduction Select the DNR value The higher the value the smoother and clearer the image 5 3D Noise Reduction Select ON or OFF to enable or disable this function Enable this for smooth and clear image Disable this if your scene contains many extreme details that may be smoothed over with 3DNR 6 Edge Enhancement Select the Edge Enhancement value The higher the value the sharper the image 7 ExDR Select the ExDR value The higher the value the great enhancement of the image in the brightest and darkest area This provides for more evenly illuminated image and brings out greater detail to the eye 8 Defog Control Select the Defog Control value The higher the value the clearer of image in o PA ACTi PB Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 foggy situation If you want to disable this function please choose value 0 9 Restore image settings to default When press this button it will use the default image settings Click the Apply button to confirm the setti
75. ult Apply Reset 1 Video Flipping Check this box to flip the video up down Video Mirror Check this box to mirror the video left right Brightness Select the Brightness value The higher the value the brighter the image Contrast Select the Contrast value The higher the value the sharper the contrast GARE es Digital Noise Reduction Select ON or OFF to enable or disable this function Enable this for smooth and clear image Disable this if your scene contains many extreme details that may be smoothed over with DNR 6 Restore image settings to default When press this button it will use the default image settings Click the Apply button to confirm the settings or click the Reset button to re enter the parameters 1 ACTi Connecting Vision Ka Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 KCM 5211E KCM 5311E Models gt 2009 02 24 05 40 08 K Zeg gt p Ki hi 7 hi esch x TB a e i E k Sg a _ di Video Flipping Video Mirroring Brightness 50 e Contrast 20 v Saturation 50 v Digital Noise Reduction 2 v 3D Noise Reduction ON e Edge Enhancement 104 v ExDR TargetLevel 64 v Defogging 2 v Restore image settings to default Apply Reset 1 Video Flipping Check this box to flip the video up down Video Mirror Check this box to mirror the video left right Brightness Select the Brightness value The higher the value the brighter the image Contras
76. us Utilities Setup 74 Po ACTi Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Status When the mass storage has not been formatted or mounted yet the camera would not know the status of the storage and the output would be as follows Storage Media Type Micro SD Capacity GB Free Total 0 00 0 00 Percentage of Usage NaN File System UNKNOWN Status Unmounted If the mass storage has been formatted or mounted already the Status page will show the details of the storage Storage Media Type Micro SD Capacity GB Free Total 29 08 29 25 Percentage ofUsage File System EXT3 Status Normal In case of IP cameras with MicroSDHC the Storage Media Type will show Micro SD In case of video encoder with 2 5 SATA hard disk the Storage Media Type would show HDD The capacity of the disk is shown in Gigabytes The file system is Linux based EXT3 which is different from Windows based PC file systems If you remove the storage from the camera and plug it directly to Windows based PC it may not be able to read its content The chapter File Management explains the correct ways of accessing files of the local storage 15 4 ACTI PB Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Utilities The Utilities are responsible for managing the storage itself rather than the files on the storage There are three utilities Mount Format and Scan Mount storage m
77. with the PTZ Speed Dome camera stay at each point by seting the CD Dwell Time Then click Add button to add the preset point in this tour You may rearrange the preset point sequence here Preset Tour Click the buttons to move to top move up move down l Touring Control or move to bottom of list Tour el Select a Preset Point Tour 1 Save Cancel You can click l Goto to go to the preset point and ort e Les Preset click Lal Remove to remove this preset point in this 03 10 modified tour Preset Points 02 EERE 10 alls 01 EERE 10 alls 03 ERE 10 alls 9 ACTi Connecting Vision Ka Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Setup Menu Live Setup Date amp Time Network navigation The fully expanded menu is shown here to the right IP Address Filtering In Setup Page the left side is devoted to the menu There are many sections in the menu most of them hidden for ease of Port Mapping ToS UPnPp Bonjour HTTPS IEEE 802 1X SNMP Setting RTP Speed amp Duplex IP Settings Connection Type DNS DDNS Video amp Audio Stream Mode Compression Motion Detection Image Day Night Exposure White Balance Audio OSD Privacy Mask Event Event Server Event Configuration Event List Manual Event System User Account System Info Factory Default Firmware Upload Save amp Reboot Logout ACTi Connecting Vision bs Firmw
78. within Web Configurator To download the snapshot right click on the picture and save it to the computer Deleting Snapshots You can manually delete the snapshots by filling the checkboxes and then pressing the Remove button Special Rule When the event triggered snapshot happens during the video recording process then the camera will not save the snapshot to the local storage to avoid redundant information and waste of ACTi Connecting Vision Pa Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 storage space as the snapshot frame can be later extracted from video file instead Downloading Files by FTP Client In addition to Web Configurator s File Management it is also possible to use any of the FTP Clients to list and download the recordings from the local storage thanks to the built in FTP Server of the camera Use the ftp followed by camera s IP and then type the camera s account and password default is Admin 123456 Organize v System properties Uninstall or change a program Map network drive Either the server does not allow anonymous logins or the e mail address was not accepted FTP server 172 16 26 88 User name Admin Password LETTET After you log on you can add this server to your Favorites and return to it easily A FTP does not encrypt or encode passwords or data before sending them to the server To protect the security of your passwords and data use WebDAV instead Log on an
79. y Reset Click Browse to select the upgrade image file You can always get the latest version at our website Click the Apply button to start upgrade The upgrade process window will show a progress bar indicating upgrade status Once the process is finished you will get an OK message and system will reboot itself NOTE If you cancel the firmware upgrade during upgrade process the browser window will be closed z oof ACTI PB Connecting Vision Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Save 4 Reboot This section tells you how to save all the settings and reboot this IP device This is critical because some settings might not take effect before save and reboot Click the Save 4 Reboot item to display the Reboot Page Please wait 30 seconds for system reboot And the window will clase The Action LED indicator will go dark to indicate that the IP device is rebooting After around 30 seconds the Action LED will light up again to indicate that the reboot is completed Logout Clicking this item allows you to log out of the IP device Be sure to logout this IP device once your setting is completed 7
80. you to change move it To reposition the crop windows click Setup a ACTi Connecting Vision Pa Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 4 Stream Mode Standard View Stream Mode 1 2010 09 19 10 14 03 Stream Mode 4Stream Setup In Standard View you can see where the window for each channel is located To edit cropping location click Setup 7 ACTi Connecting Vision Ka Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 4 Stream Mode 4 VGA Window Positioning View In 4 VGA Window Positioning View you may position each window to where you desire to view The current view is the 4M view area to allow you the most flexibility in positioning Click and drag the top bar of each window to activate it and drag to place The currently active window is highlighted in yellow while the other windows are shown in red 1 2010 09 19 10 17 03 Stream Mode 4Stream v Apply S ACTi Connecting Vision Ka Firmware User s Manual V5 10 02 Camera Options This item is available on hemispheric camera only This section determines how many streams are available from this device There are six modes Single Dual ePTZ MD Preset 6 Stream and Fisheye View Stream Mode Streams v Stream ID Dual e MD Preset 6 Streams Fisheye View Single Mode In single stream mode there are two options you can choose depend on your device s mounting type Ceiling Wall In Single

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